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1、WINEFromNeolithicTimesWine/Viticulture/HistoryWINEThestoryofwine,oneofthefoundationsofWesternCivilization,isthestoryofreligion,medicine,science,war,discoveryanddream.TheessentialhistoricalbackgroundandthekeydevelopmentsintheFromhistoryofwinethroughtheagesareoutlinedinthiscompact,engag-ing
2、,easy-to-readandwell-illustratedtext,withlistsoftopvintages.Forthousandsofyearswinemixedwithwaterwasthesafedrink.NeolithicTimesItwasakeyingredientofmedications.Theantisepticpropertiesofthealcoholitcontainssavedlives.Winewasassociatedwithmanyreli-giousrituals,someofwhichsurvivetoday.toThes
3、toryofwineinvolvesscientistslikeHippocratesofKos,ZacchariaRazi,IsaacNewton(albeitindirectly),LouisPasteur,andmanyothers.ItalsoinvolvescolorfulpeoplesuchasGregoryofToursthe21stCenturyandEleanorofAquitaine.toVinesmadetheirwaytotheAmericaswiththeConquistadores.the21stCenturyThenwinesalmostdi
4、sappearedinthelate1800sasPhylloxeraspreadthroughouttheworld.ThisscourgewasfollowedbyWorldWarI,theGreatDepression,Prohibition,andWorldWarII.Today,winemakinghasenjoyedarenaissanceandmanyexcellentandaffordablewinesareproducedthroughouttheworld.*StefanK.EstreicherisPaulWhitfieldHornProfessoro
5、fPhysicsatTexasTechUniversity.Hisfascinationwithwine,andthehistoryofwine,datesbacktoamemorableencounterwithabottleofRichebourg1949whileworkingtowardhisdoctoratefromtheUniversityofZurich,Switzerland.HehasbeeninvitedtolectureonthetopicatscientificmeetingsinSanFranciscoandSantaClaraaswellasa
6、tTexasTechandOxfordUniversity(UK).Estreicherhaspub-StefanK.Estreicherlishedover150scientificpapersaswellasseveralarticlesonvariousaspectsofthehistoryofwine.AlgoraPublishingStefanK.EstreicherAlgoraAlgora6.00x9.006.00x9.00.458WINE:FromNeolithicTimestothe21stCenturyWINE:FromNeolithicTimestot
7、he21stCenturyStefanK.EstreicherAlgoraPublishingNewYork©2006byAlgoraPublishing.AllRightsReservedwww.algora.comNoportionofthisbook(beyondwhatispermittedbySections107or108oftheUnitedStatesCopyrightActof1976)maybereproducedbyanyprocess,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmi
